Hell yes to all of this! Any defense of capitalism requires social darwinism.

That is, if you can get someone to comprehend what "capitalism" even is! I am astounded at how difficult it is to communicate the difference between a worker co-op and a privately owned business. To anyone!

It's weird because it seems so obvious to me. It's a difference in how the worker is treated. A difference in the dignity of their work. A whole different social contract.

I don't know what combination of words I need to use to get them to see this! It's so frustrating. How can they so easily understand the difference between a dictatorship and a representative republic, but not be able to extend that logic to how we run businesses? What kind of incredible social programming have robber barons performed on them?

Anyways, rant over for now. I agree that we are hobbled by overwork. I agree that our creativity is forcefully suppressed in order to make us better cogs. I just wish I could figure out how to spread the word.